Chicago Policy King Historic Residence in West Woodlawn! August 15, 2020 via Zoom

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Written By /Posted by Mallory Price

A Virtual Tour:Chicago Policy King Historic Residence in West Woodlawn!with Clinée Hedspeth

VIA ZOOM

Hyde Park Historical SocietySaturday, August 15, 20202:00 - 3:30 pm

 Join HPHS Board Member Clinée Hedspeth for an extraordinary video tour of a historic West Woodlawn house at South Eberhart Avenue and East 65th Street built in 1926 by the legendary Chicago policy king Henry Young. The house, a two-flat building with four unit kitchenettes (garden level), has most of the original interiors intact, including wallpaper and floor coverings. This tour is your only way to see inside and includes a special household surprise!JTo learn more about Chicago’s policy kings, visit: Kings: The True Story of Chicago's Policy Kings and Numbers Racketeers. Clinée will include remarks from her interview with author Nathan Thompson as well as anecdotes from conversations with several of King Henry Young’s family members and neighbors that knew him. Intrigue! Drama! For the Zoom link, contact HPHS at 773-493-1893; info@hydeparkhistory.org by Friday, August 14.

/Posted by Mallory Price
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